Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amboy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amboy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amboy
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Amboy:
- 40.601859, -85.927484
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Amboy
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Amboy is near Grant County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Amboy ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Amboy.
Within Indiana, the name Amboy is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Turner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Amboy [Turner County].
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Amboy [Wilcox County].
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Amboy is located in Blue Earth County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amboy that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Amboy.
- Otter Tail County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Amboy [Otter Tail County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amboy ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- America
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - College Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Wabash County
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>
- Flora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Fox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Greentown is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Michaelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Treaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Vermont is located in Howard County
How Far From Amboy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Amboy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amboy and extending to:
- Peru, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amboy to Peru, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amboy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amboy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amboy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6019, Longitude: -85.9275 In this case, the coordinates for Amboy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Amboy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Amboy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.115 degrees. |